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Marianna Trevino Wright

The Night I Pointed my Pistol at a Border Patrol Agent…and Lived to Tell

Friday night’s wind down for my husband and me involved a sunset stroll at the National Butterfly Center. If the evening had not been so…

Jul 12, 2023

The Night I Pointed my Pistol at a Border Patrol Agent…and Lived to Tell

Jul 12, 2023

Bless Your Heart: Southern Border Style

I come from Country

Jul 13, 2022

Bless Your Heart: Southern Border Style

Jul 13, 2022

Anatomy of a Psyop

The United States Military defines a Psychological Operation or ‘psyop’, for short, as:

Mar 9, 2022

Anatomy of a Psyop

Mar 9, 2022

5 Lies Border Patrol Tells

I’ve debated publishing this for a long time — even after discussing it with current and former Border Patrol agents who verified these…

Nov 9, 2021

5 Lies Border Patrol Tells

Nov 9, 2021

Mercy for Migrants

Following a long day of travel delays, I arrived home to the McAllen airport after working a trade show in Tucson. Another plane load of…

Aug 20, 2021

Mercy for Migrants

Aug 20, 2021

Here We Go Again…

This Friday, July 23, Representative Bruce Westerman is bringing a delegation of Republicans to the Rio Grande Valley. As minority Ranking…

Jul 18, 2021

Here We Go Again…

Jul 18, 2021

The Reality of UACs Hits Home

When I sat down at my favorite restaurant to wait for a friend on a beautiful, spring evening, the last thing I expected to receive was an…

Jun 17, 2021

The Reality of UACs Hits Home

Jun 17, 2021

Brothers of the Borderlands

I met Manuel Padilla in 2015, when he became Chief of the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector. At that time, I was a regular invitee to…

Jun 8, 2021

Brothers of the Borderlands

Jun 8, 2021

Of Compadres & Cadavers

I was vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico, recently when two friends took our boat out on the Rio Grande. They set sail on a beautiful…

May 27, 2021

Of Compadres & Cadavers

May 27, 2021

Illegal Immigration on the Rio Grande

Thursday evening, March 4, my husband and I launched our boat at Chimney Park on the Rio Grande, as we do 4–5 times/week. Border Patrol…

Mar 8, 2021

Illegal Immigration on the Rio Grande

Mar 8, 2021

Marianna Trevino Wright

Marianna Trevino Wright

Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center. Reluctant activist. Passionate hija de la frontera and dual citizen.

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